Case Study: Visa increases visibility into M&A security posture with Expel MDR

Visa increases visibility into M&A security posture with advanced MDR from Expel

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, faced significant security challenges stemming from its aggressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. Each newly acquired company had diverse security tools and varying levels of maturity, making it difficult to quickly assess their security posture and bring them up to Visa’s stringent standards. To address this complex problem, Visa partnered with cybersecurity vendor Expel and implemented its managed detection and response (MDR) service.

Expel provided a tech-agnostic solution that could be deployed rapidly, often within a week, granting Visa immediate visibility into new acquisitions. This dramatically streamlined alert triage and reduced the workload on Visa's security team. The results were substantial, including a nearly 99% reduction in onboarding time and a targeted 10-15% increase in operational efficiency. By using Expel, Visa accelerated its security integration, strengthened its overall coverage, and freed its team to focus on more strategic initiatives.

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Ravi Soman

Vice President of Cybersecurity Governance Risk and Compliance